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dazed

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daze  (dz)
tr.v. dazed, daz·ing, daz·es
1. To stun, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy.
2. To dazzle, as with strong light.
n.
A stunned or bewildered condition.

[Middle English dasen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dasask, to become weary.]
Synonyms: daze, bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy
These verbs mean to dull or paralyze the mental capacities with or as if with a shock: dazed by the defeat; bemused by the senator's resignation; a boring performance that benumbed the audience; stunned by his sudden death; a display that stupefied all onlookers.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dazed - in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"
confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
2.dazed - stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
lethargic, unenrgetic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"

dazed
adjective shocked, stunned, confused, staggered, baffled, at sea, bewildered, muddled, numbed, dizzy, bemused, perplexed, disorientated, flabbergasted (informal), dopey (slang), groggy (informal), stupefied, nonplussed, light-headed, flummoxed, punch-drunk, woozy (informal), fuddled By the end of the interview I was dazed and exhausted.
Translations
dazed [deɪzd] ADJ (= confused) → aturdido
dazed [ˈdeɪzd] adj (mentally)étourdi(e); (physically)étourdi(e)
dazed
adjbenommen


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He called for the drinks, and, still dazed and pondering, held up his own arm, and looked at it as at some new strange thing.
After a careful examination and sounding of the bewildered patient, dazed with shame, the celebrated doctor, having scrupulously washed his hands, was standing in the drawing room talking to the prince.
All day he had gone about his work like one dazed by a blow.
 
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